New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-15
MEN MET IN A SATURDAY STROLL.
BITS OF GOSSIP FROM HOTEL CORRIDORS.

FINE DAY THAT PUT EVERYBODY IN GOOD HUMoB
-s)ME POLITICAL sTRAwS
There were plenty IT mosquitoes on the jersey
Coast Saturday and there we're innuiuerable flies
In the city but thr day itself Of tho glorious
days OF the yesr-nether too warm nor too cool for
comfort work or recreation. The thousands OF
haltnoday people will not I'VE such an )ther even
tempered an delicious oIting in hundreds. They
went of 10 the seashore b, various routes.
In Broadway met len. W. Smith, of Leavenworth.
Kan with a dispatch in his hand and doietul look
ais face have just got news" he -ad, Of the
destruction of one OF ms barus by lightning The
Brr burned up some mules aud cattle guess shall
lose ABOUT $1,000. There Is some cossoIs 10 q,
however, H. knO wing that there couln't have been
any suoh thunder storm without rain. You sec, l
could afford to lose the 81, 900 if we're dead sure
4,U0O-acre farm had been we'll watered. we
needed rain the worst way"
Ex-Conector Rodney W. Daniels, of Buffalo, 10
loupging the Firth Avenue Hotel corridor, whore
we happen to tall into conversaI on about Lyman X.
Bass, OF that city. He formerly Congressman
and also District Attorney. He Is now at Colorado
Springs for his health. Mr.. Bts, was one OF Presi-
dent CIevelands intmst friends in the old days. He
is small man, weighing not much over 100 pounds,
yet possessed of surprising physical strength before
lost his health. II is related that occasion
In Buffalo be out tor night with a lot OF the
boys when they brcame noisy. Three policemen APP
peared. Bass the only of the party to stand
knocked al three of them down, one after another
They were big men, and as they slowly gathered
themselves and looked In Amusement at the little
m.n WHO had aooreG them, he sale gu city Now,
you want mo to 90 will accompany you as gentle
man. But you can't have any tdn with me- There
was great time in Buffalo trying tosupprsss the
story The curious part OF IL Was that the policemen
were the most anxious OF all to shell Bass.
A tall and portly man, with black mustache who
is met la the Hoffman House entrance, is Ed"
Moore, the executive ofhoer of tho West Virginia
Central Railroad, Of which ex-S nator Davis and
s. b. Elkins he promoters. Moore Is Republican
and Blame man. We ought to garry West
Virginia tor the Republican pr rty he ssys 1t has
been steadily growing Republican foi a long time.
l, Is extremely close. There ia enou h Democratic
disafeouon to moe than make up the difference
shown iii late elections"
A trequenter of the Hoffman House Is Peter Blow,
who Vas advance agent last wear tor The Tin
Sol iier.' Blow is good name for advance agent
of theatrical combination. THIS Blow is a jolly
fellow who Will get mad at the joke. He is to go
out tbs with Dorothy Deane one o. the English
beauties who il coming over to capture American
G ish. she is 10 play Deacon Brodie," will
begin her season n Montreal SEPTEMBER 20. Her
photog, apns show remarkably handsome woman
Ex-Cougress Russell, OF Massachusetts,, who
has come over business Is ind ing his way down
town, when he TO say that inc old Bay State is
as stanchlv Republican rs ever. Tue Congressman
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and getting the 0est OF lite.
Meet ng Assistant District Attorney Semple, the
Stroller discov that the prosecution IN the Sharp
o,,e expects Judg, Potter to give the Broadway
des poer perm stay O., proceed ngs. Perhaas
ought not 10 pat It in that way, says Mr.. Semple;
bat il is fair say that Will not be surprised it
the stay Is given"
In the vicinity of the Grand Central Station is
Henry Watterson. of "The LouissilIs Courier
Journal" making his way TO the SarMog' train He
HIS head lie. that his eve may get
the olesrest sweep, aud plunges along in haste.
ascertain that he expects to meet Governor Hill
luday, an it to that this WI ma Ike meat
tor the political gossiis. Colonel Watterson is the
severest critic the Administration posses'e1 Yet he
is emphatic in saving that ovslaLd must be renom
mattel. Am told that there IA persstenty planned
effort III progress among certain Democratic Leaders
to give Mr.. Gle veland all the support they can with
their ton gnos, while they let 1t Or demonstrated at
the polls that the peop g are opposed to Dir. Cleve-
land. Then they hope that the President will back
out OF tue fell. It's prettv programme, but Lacks
the WhIe House seal to neriect 1t. Mr.. Cleveland
bias been noted tor backing out or down, except
when the Grand Army boys got alter him.